LOCATION
NAME
AUDIENCE
AVAILABILITY

AREA /
DISTANCE

TALK TOPICS

BACKGROUND / CONTACT

Darlington-Northallerton

Peter Hale

Any audience
Day/evening

Up to 20 miles by car. York &  Durham by train

All aspects of climate change, including background, the future, answering scepticism, renewable energy, "doing our bit". Discussion invited.

Founder of Climate Concern UK and of this speaker network. Regular talks since early 2005 to adult groups, sixth forms, secondary and primary schools.

e-mail: peterhale@climate-concern.com
tel: 01325 378452

Driffield

Michael Jackson

Adults and secondary schools
Day/evening

Area to Hull, Bridlington.

General climate change issues.
- and/or -
Renewable energy for the home.

Environment enthusiast. Built own solar panel system and bio-diesel processing plant. Member of ERA4 wind power campaign. Carries out energy efficiency assessments for Home Improvement Packs. Ph.D in Physics.
Greenpeace member, ex-Green Party candidate.

e-mail: Organicmechanic@aol.com
tel: 01377 240 625; 07875 200 115

Houghton-le-Spring
Tyne & Wear

Jack White (15)

Any audience
Day/evening

Reasonable distance within the North East

Youth perspective on climate change.

Jack is the Defra Climate Change Champion for the North East of England, as announced by the Prime Minister in February 2008. He is available to speak at regional events across the North East. Please make contact via Adam Nethersole at Defra:
email:adam.nethersole@defra.gsi.gov.uk
tel: 0207 238 3392; 07740 948284

Morpeth
Northumberland

Christopher Haine

Any audience
Day/evening

Reasonable distance

Science of climate change: the scale of the problem and the limited time for solutions. The benefits of a cleaner, greener, happier way of life.

Chris is the regional co-ordinator for the Green Party in the North East of England, their lead candidate for the next European Parliament elections and a regular contributor to television & radio on environmental issues.

e-mail: Chris.Haine@Orange.net
tel: 0191 430 0193; 07515 569906

Newcastle

Gareth Kane

Any audience
Day/evening

Reasonable distance

Climate change: problems and solutions.

Sustainable development for beginners.

Company Secretary of "Carbon Neutral North East". Sustainability expertise; includes eco-building, eco-product development & marketing. Has own consultancy company "terra infirma".

e-mail: gareth@terrainfirma.co.uk
tel: 0191 265 9850

Newcastle
(Heaton)

John Wigham

Any audience
Day/evening

Tyneside

Climate change science, practical actions, bringing about change.

"Climate Change - Overcoming Obstacles to Change"

Started speaking about climate change in the late 1980s and has worked on environmental policy in local government. Runs workshops on personal empowerment.

e-mail: akuppa@mac.com
tel: 0191 209 2168

Scarborough

Dilys Cluer

Adult groups and secondary schools
Day/evening

Mainly Scarborough and Filey

General climate change with emphasis on energy, transport and food.
Our behaviour and what we can do about it.

Dilys has been a teacher - likes to be interactive with her talks audiences.




e-mail: dcluer@emailcentre.co.uk
tel: 01723 368475

Stokesley
(Hutton Rudby)

Christopher Lowe

Any audience
Day/evening

Teesside area and reasonable distance

All aspects of climate change, effects of extreme weather.

"Climate change - what's it all about?" 

Also speaks on various nature, wildlife and travel subjects.




e-mail: cjlowe@ukonline.co.uk
tel: 01642 701832

York

John Cossham

Any audience
Day/evening

10 miles around York or further by public transport

The basics of climate science.
Comprehensive effects of greenhouse gases and of a warmer world.
What individuals and governments can do to reduce their impact.

Experienced public speaker. Lives a low carbon lifestyle. Has an Environmental Health degree. Member of the Community Composting Network (founder of York Rotters), Green Party member.
e-mail: johncossham@tiscali.co.uk 
tel: 01904 422344

York

Anthony Day

Adult groups, businesses, sixth forms, secondary schools
Day/evening

Reasonable distance

All UK for business audiences

Climate change, energy security, peak oil.

FCMA - speaker, broadcaster and author of “Will climate change your life?”. Specialises in energy and climate change issues.
website at www.anthony-day.com
Writes blogs at: http://anthonyday.blogspot.com/
Sustainable business podcast at: www.susbiz.biz

e-mail: mail@anthony-day.co.uk
tel: 01904 654986; 07803 616877